Eclipse 2025-03 : setting up dev env fails

With a fresh install of Eclipse (2025-3, but also 2024-12) the set up of the dev environment is riddled with issues whilst executing the set up tasks. I selected Core, Add-ons and Distr in the project list

  • Add-Ons project is not populated in the IDE
  • Build of Core fails - 100’s of errors and warnings of all sorts (“Build Automatically” disabled during setup task execution)
  • If “Build Automatically” is selected (this is default), then it gets stuck in an endless loop of auto builds.
  • It asks to install an xtend marketplace module

Looks like Development Setup - #6 by hilbrand is still very much relevant these days…